"It seems to me important firstly to awaken this intention to believe with the Church..."
- Benedict XVI

Friday, May 06, 2005

Obfuscation

A Copley News Service article notes that Chicago's Cardinal Archishop George has called on Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich "to rescind his directive that pharmacists must sell contraceptives, including the morning-after pill, even if the sale goes against their personal beliefs."

The Governor, in an amazing non-sequitur, replied, "I believe that if you're a pharmacist and you've made a decision to sell birth control and contraceptives, once you've made that decision, then you're in no position to decide who might or might not be someone you sell it to."

The issue here is not that Catholic pharmacists wish to sell morning-after pills to some people, but not to others. The Governor completely mis-states the case, either through astonishing verbal and analytic ineptitude, or utter dishonesty.

About Me

I was received into the Catholic Church in 1984 at the age of 30. May these reflections twenty-one years later express my continuing gratitude for the inestimable gifts I have received at her hands.
I hope to offer here a little edification and an occasional chuckle to others who aim (and, if they're like me, all too often miss the mark) to live faithful Catholic Christian lives. I am not here to teach the Pope how to be Catholic, or to point out possible peccadillos of the Bishop of Punxatawney to people in Peoria. You will not find here a wide-ranging discussion of politics which assumes that fidelity to the magisterium requires unwavering support of every position favored by one political party or another, nor will you find a focus on scandal.
If you are interested in the possibility of living a Catholic life, and find it almost impossible in this modern world, I hope that you find here a place of rest and refreshment.